Anonymous
Post 04/19/2023 17:58     Subject: Indiana University or University of Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:IU!!

US News rates it above UMD in every one of the programs you cite (including poly sci) plus she’ll have access to Hutton Honors. Gorgeous campus, friendly students, and Bloomington is a fantastic college town. The music program is world class. She’ll love it!


Not true. Md ranks in the 40s for poly sci and Indiana comes in the 70s. If she is truly struggling with the decision after touring both schools and costs aren’t a determining factor, I’d go with MD. There are more opportunities in this area to feed the music hobby. A good friend of mine majored in Music minor English at MD and worked at Kennedy Center and now is the BP of opera programming at wolf trap.


Not sure what list you're looking at? Per USNWR, IU's political science program ranks 28th--nowhere near the 70s.

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/political-science-rankings?_sort=rank-asc

dp.. per that link, IU and UMD are both #28.

oh, and it says "top graduate schools".

For undergrad, IU is #72; UMDCP is #55

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/political-science-major-4510
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2023 17:54     Subject: Indiana University or University of Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:IU!!

US News rates it above UMD in every one of the programs you cite (including poly sci) plus she’ll have access to Hutton Honors. Gorgeous campus, friendly students, and Bloomington is a fantastic college town. The music program is world class. She’ll love it!


Not true. Md ranks in the 40s for poly sci and Indiana comes in the 70s. If she is truly struggling with the decision after touring both schools and costs aren’t a determining factor, I’d go with MD. There are more opportunities in this area to feed the music hobby. A good friend of mine majored in Music minor English at MD and worked at Kennedy Center and now is the BP of opera programming at wolf trap.


Not sure what list you're looking at? Per USNWR, IU's political science program ranks 28th--nowhere near the 70s.

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/political-science-rankings?_sort=rank-asc

dp.. per that link, IU and UMD are both #28.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2023 17:42     Subject: Indiana University or University of Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:IU!!

US News rates it above UMD in every one of the programs you cite (including poly sci) plus she’ll have access to Hutton Honors. Gorgeous campus, friendly students, and Bloomington is a fantastic college town. The music program is world class. She’ll love it!


Not true. Md ranks in the 40s for poly sci and Indiana comes in the 70s. If she is truly struggling with the decision after touring both schools and costs aren’t a determining factor, I’d go with MD. There are more opportunities in this area to feed the music hobby. A good friend of mine majored in Music minor English at MD and worked at Kennedy Center and now is the BP of opera programming at wolf trap.


Not sure what list you're looking at? Per USNWR, IU's political science program ranks 28th--nowhere near the 70s.

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/political-science-rankings?_sort=rank-asc
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2023 16:51     Subject: Indiana University or University of Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think my biracial kids who have always lived in a very diverse area in CA and DC metro would go into culture shock at UI.

https://www.univstats.com/colleges/indiana-university-bloomington/student-population/


Did OP say their kid is biracial?


I remember a Black IU grad on an old thread saying she enjoyed her time at IU. *shrug* another anecdote
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2023 16:29     Subject: Re:Indiana University or University of Maryland?
OP here. Not trans, not biracial. but we respect those who are..
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2023 16:22     Subject: Indiana University or University of Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think my biracial kids who have always lived in a very diverse area in CA and DC metro would go into culture shock at UI.

https://www.univstats.com/colleges/indiana-university-bloomington/student-population/


Did OP say their kid is biracial?

Did OP say their kid was WASP? Are you a hall monitor that people can't post their opinions about their situation?
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2023 16:05     Subject: Indiana University or University of Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:I think my biracial kids who have always lived in a very diverse area in CA and DC metro would go into culture shock at UI.

https://www.univstats.com/colleges/indiana-university-bloomington/student-population/


Did OP say their kid is biracial?
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2023 16:05     Subject: Indiana University or University of Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:Indiana recently banned health care options for transgender youth (I have a trans kid so loosely track where is safe for us to live). YMMV on whether that is important to you/your kid.


Most kids aren't trans. Did OP say there's was?
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2023 15:56     Subject: Indiana University or University of Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:Indiana recently banned health care options for transgender youth (I have a trans kid so loosely track where is safe for us to live). YMMV on whether that is important to you/your kid.


It sucks hard and shows Indiana's General Assembly as bigoted trash; but, for what it's worth, it applies only to kids under 18. So, it's legal for trans college kids to get care in Indiana. And Bloomington is a very diverse and accepting community.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2023 15:27     Subject: Re:Indiana University or University of Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You said music is minor.
If you end up majoring something like political science, UMD would be the winner.
Proximity to DC is big for that kind of major.




Yes, minor in music but wants access to lessons etc.



So sacrifice long term career prospects for music lessons?


I can't imagine picking one of these over the other would have any impact on long term career prospects.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2023 15:23     Subject: Re:Indiana University or University of Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:Ha! This is so funny because I went to both- IU for 2.5 years then transferred to UMD college park for last 2 (came home because my mom got cancer). I would choose IU hands down, although I had a great time at both. UMD felt more like a commuter school in that it’s pretty urban comparatively and had a lot of students who lived in surrounding towns. In Bloomington, everyone lives in Bloomington, and parties in Bloomington, and it made for a much more insular experience. Academically they were pretty similar. IU is also incredibly gorgeous. Good luck, OP!


+1 Sorry about your MOM and Thanks!
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2023 15:14     Subject: Indiana University or University of Maryland?
Indiana recently banned health care options for transgender youth (I have a trans kid so loosely track where is safe for us to live). YMMV on whether that is important to you/your kid.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2023 14:17     Subject: Indiana University or University of Maryland?
I think my biracial kids who have always lived in a very diverse area in CA and DC metro would go into culture shock at UI.

https://www.univstats.com/colleges/indiana-university-bloomington/student-population/
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2023 14:09     Subject: Re:Indiana University or University of Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ha! This is so funny because I went to both- IU for 2.5 years then transferred to UMD college park for last 2 (came home because my mom got cancer). I would choose IU hands down, although I had a great time at both. UMD felt more like a commuter school in that it’s pretty urban comparatively and had a lot of students who lived in surrounding towns. In Bloomington, everyone lives in Bloomington, and parties in Bloomington, and it made for a much more insular experience. Academically they were pretty similar. IU is also incredibly gorgeous. Good luck, OP!


Umd feels that way also due to a lot more “grindy” students


what does that mean?


DP, so just guessing. Kids who are just focused on grinding away at academics and so never show up out and about in other contexts?
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2023 14:08     Subject: Indiana University or University of Maryland?
Anonymous wrote:Say hi to Mike Pence and "mother".


They're more D.C. creatures than Indiana, I'd say.